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J. NATEH.

MANUFACTURE 0F EMBROIDERY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I3. 191s.

Patented sept. 2, 1919.

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vnaIz/IPII co., WASHINGTON. II,

JOHN MATER, or WESTHOBQKEN, NEW JERSEY;

UFAGTUREJ 0F EMBROIDERY;

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specification ofrecer Patent.

ApplicationflediSeptember-13,1318. Serial No.254,0,07. l

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Be it known that I, Jol-1Nv NA'irnma citizen `1 of the United States, and a residentrof# West Hoboken, in thecounty of Hudson andState of New" Jersey, have inventedjnew andfuse-` ful` Improvements in the Manufacture of Embroidery, of which the following; is a full, y, clear, and exact description@ The invention relates tothe manufacture of embroidery, by the etching or so-called` Plauen" process, `in which the design is` y stitched Withi cotton, linen, metallic j or othen non-silk threads on a Web of silk, `andthen the latter is destroyed by an acidbatlithus` leaving the embroidery-intact. Embroidery produced by this` process `has its threads,

especially those forming the `groundworky and the picots, severely `deranged" oiipulledf: out of shape so that the original design `ap-` pearsmore or less distorted, as shown; in

The object of thefpresent invention is to provide certain new and usefulimprovements in the manufacture of: embroidery according to the etching process whereby the embroidery including its minutest detaili is maintained in its original shape (seef Fig.

5), and an exceedingly fine finish iswgivenf to the embroidery Without `requiring pressing or ironing or reliandling of the goods, thus reducing the cost ofproduction toa minimum.

ln orderto produce the desired result, am piece of embroidery as received from` the" embroiderylrnachine is Woundon a skeleton:

or open frameto form a packagejinwhich the embroidery is arranged in superimposed:

layers, and then the package issubjectedto an acidbath capable of destroyingthe silk Web carrying theembroidery, and thenthe` embroidery is unwoundfrom the frameland is then in marketable condition Without re-` ironing or other further quiring pressing, treatment.

In order to carry this method? into effect, useis made of special means shown inthe accompanying drawings, in which similari characters of reference indicate correspondiino parts in all the views.

or open frame;`

piece of lig. 1 is aperspectivevievvcf theskeletonf Eig. 2 `is a, plan vievv` of` thelernbroifdery produced on the silk web andi; as; received, from the embroidery;` machine, `the ends of the silk web being provided.with;covering` piecesof` muslin or smilan non-silk textile` fabrics;

Fg.; 351s` a cross i section` of the frame Wth the web of silk; andthe embroidery` thereon y y Patented sept, e, i919.

vvound` upon the` frame in superimposed 4players; y y y y Fig. Llyisaieduced endview ofthesame.`

and showing the, threads `for holding the.`

frame; y

Eig; 5" isa plan vievvof a piece.` Ofembroidery produced according to my impproved process;` and Fig. 6 is a similar view of a similar piece ofeinbroidery produced under theiiovv` preveiling..` process.

The embroidery. 10..-isr produced the f usual embroidery-machine on a web of silk` 11 the embroidery shown in Eig. 2` beingl in the form of1 nar-row bands connected With broidery usually. al yard Wideand teni yards long."` Ing practice, three` such` pieces, "are seWed together end by end to f form al, piece l of` thirty yards in length, and; thispiece is y provided at` the endswithend piecesland 13;..of muslin or other nonfsilk textilemate-` Qsilk, in stretched position on the each other at intervals at adjacentledges by i `suitable stitches to form a piece ofemsol rial, seWedon otherwise fastened tothe ends of` the: piece. `The sills WG111-1E with, its ein broidery `10V and the end pieces 12 `and. 13 is now Wound up tightly on an open or ai` skeletoinframe 15,; preferablyformed of Wire,nett-ing;14e` stretched around spaced@ transverse bars 16, 17 and corner pieceslS, 19 s,pacedfroml thel main.. pieces 16" and 17,

`thefseveral'pieces 16, 17, 18' and 19 being preferably made of Wood, The circumfer` :enceof this framelis preferably a yardyand when the piece of silk sWound upon this frame iti forms approximately thirty# superimposedflayers with the endg piece 12 covening the Wire; netting 14.` and the; end piece 13. inclosingl the outermost:` layer of the silk `web andi its embroidery. While Winding lup the Web of silk 11 on the frame 15, thesvvebgwis heldzstreteliediin, a; transverse direction? durf ing the Winding-up process so .that the embroidery remains in the original state in which it was produced on the web of silk 11. In practice, the frame 15 is slightly Wider than the Web of silk 11, and after the latter has been wound up on the frame, then the sides of the Web of silk 11 and those ofthe end pieces 12 and 13 are fastened by'stitches to the sides of the frame l5 at thenettincr 14, Vthus holding the Wound-up Web of silk and its endV pieces 12 andl'in thetrans versely stretched position. Itvvillbenoticed that on Winding up the Webfof silk y11 Withthe embroidery 10, and the end pieces l12 and 13,011 the frame 15, a

`packagel isyformed which can be readily Y handled and this package is noW submerged in an acid bath, preferably containing potas sium or other chemicals capable of destroy ing the lWebof silk 11 Without Vaffecting the *embroidery 10. After the Web of silk is destroyed the package is removed from the bath and, if desired, is next subjected to a bleaching bath 'and is then Washed and Vdried inthe usual manner. After this has been done, the threads 2O are cut or removed and are not liable toY be deranged or pulled out of` shape so that the'original design as produced on the embroidery machine is maintained toits minutest details.A On account of the embroidery being Wound up tightly and being liable to slightly shrink during the Wash- 'ingand drying operations, the layers of em- Vloroideryare'firmly superimposed even after the web of silk is destroyed and hence when the embroidery is unwound it is found to be in perfectly flat condition, requiring neither pressing'nor ironing, that is, the embroidery Patent after being unwound is ready for the market.y -Y 'f y Y Having thus Vdescribed my` invention, I claimas new' and desire to secure by Letters 1; The herein described process of manufacturing embroidery, which consists in producing the embroidery with cotton or metallic threads on a web of textile material other Athan cotton orvmetal, thenV Winding up the Web with the embroidery thereon to form a Vpackage i'nvvhich the Web With its embroidery is arranged in superimposed layers, then subjecting the package toran acidbath to destroy the web, and finally unwind-ing the embroidery. v

QJ-Thefherein described process of manuskeletonor other frame and holding the web facturing embroidery which consists in producing the embroidery on a web of silk with non-silk threads, then Winding np the web of silk and its embroidery to form a package and holding the web of silk stretched in a transverse direction during the Winding up operation, then subjecting the package to an acid bath to destroy the web of silk and lleave the embroidery intact, then Washing and drying the package, and finally unwind- Hing the embroidery.Y

3. The herein described process of manufacturing embroidery which consists in producing the embroidery on a piece of silk, then Winding the web of silk with the embroidery thereon onto a skeleton frame and holding the said Web of silk stretched in a transverse direction during the Winding up operation thereby forming a package in which the web of silk is arranged in superimposed layers, then subjecting the package to an acid Vbath to destroy the web of silk, then Washing and drying the package and finally unvvinding-the embroidery from the frame.

4. The herein described process for manufacturing embroidery of cotton or metallic threads, which consists in producing the embroidery on a Web of silk, then Winding up thevveb of silk With the embroidery thereon and holding the web of silk in a stretched condition both transversely and longitudinally during the Winding up operation to form a package in which the Web of silk and its embroidery are held tightly Wound up, then subjecting the package to the action of an acid bath to destroy the Web of silk, then Washing and drying the package and finally unwinding the embroidery.

5. The herein described process for manufacturing embroidery of cotton or metallic threads, Which consists in producing the embroidery on a web of silk, then attaching protecting sheets of cotton to the ends of the Web of silk, then Winding up the web of silk with the embroidery and end pieces on a skeleton frame and holding the web of silk stretched in a transverse direction to `form a package in which the web of silk and embroidery are held in superimposed layers with one end piece covering the frame and the other end piece forming a covering for the package, then fastening the sides of the web of silk and end pieces to the frame, V'then subjecting the package to the action of f an acid bath to destroy the web of silk, then Washing, bleaching and drying the package,

and iinally unwinding the embroidery.

6. In the herein described process for manufactu-ring embroidery according to the etchl ing process, the step of Winding up the Web of silk with the embroidery thereon on a f of silk tightly stretched in a transverse direction during the winding up opera-tion and subjecting the Wound up embroidery to the action of a decomposing agent to destroy the Web of silk.

7 In the herein described process for inanufacturing embroidery according to the etching process and as set forth in claim 6, the

step of attaching the sides of the' web of silk to the frame to hold the web of silk in stretched position during the subsequent destruction of the Web of silk by the said decomposing agent as set forth in claim 6.

JOHN NATER.

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